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Dukakis Thinks Trump’s ‘Nuts’ [VIDEO]

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Former Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis says Donald Trump is “nuts.”

In an interview on CNN with Wolf Blitzer Friday, Dukakis, who has endorsed Hillary Clinton stated, “I hope at some point [Trump is] going to start addressing real issues that face this country.”

Dukakis, who lost to George H.W. Bush in the 1988 election, commented on the race between Trump and Sen. [crscore]Ted Cruz[/crscore], and said, “Well, it’s a food fight. I mean, if these guys are running for the presidency, you can’t prove it to me.”

Adding, “Each of them has their own particular approach to things, but if they’re serious candidates for the presidency, you can’t prove it by me.”

Blitzer later asked Dukakis about Trump’s comments on illegal immigration and he said, “I think [Trump is] nuts. Look, he’s the grandson of German immigrants, and he ought to be ashamed of himself. I’m very proud of my background, as i’m sure you are, who are a lot closer to the immigration and the immigrant experience, Wolf, than other people. But this is a guy, a grandson of somebody who came over from Germany, and I don’t know what he’s talking about.”

“For one thing, it’s preposterous. For another, we’re not going to spend billions on a wall. That’s ridiculous. And for another, net illegal immigration into the United States today is zero. It’s zero. So I don’t know what he’s talking about. It’s very divisive. It’s not the kind of America I believe in. And I don’t think it’s the kind of America most Americans believe in.”

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